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Starting Monday, May 13th, 2019, the disciplinary trial against NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo will finally begin. Come out to stand with #EricGarner's mother and others to demand NYC #FirePantaleo. For the first day of trial - Monday, May 13th - we will gather outside of 1 Police Plaza, starting at 11:30am, and will be joined by Eric Garner's family and others for a rally & press conference when the lunch break begins.

Throughout the trial, we will be singing the "I Can't Breathe" / "This Stops Today" song by The Peace Poets in memory of Eric Garner and in support of his family as they continue the fight for justice. Please join us in singing this song (below is the link to the song with the lyrics): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPq5IOEyUkg&feature=youtu.be

It has been almost 5 years since Eric was killed. ZERO officers have been held accountable. In addition to Pantaleo, a number of other NYPD officers were responsible for misconduct in the killing and attempted cover-up - and should be fired from the NYPD. Eric's family will continue to fight until ALL officers involved in Eric Garner's killing are held accountable.

Stand with the family of Eric Garner to demand Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYPD fire Daniel Pantaleo and all the other officers responsible for misconduct! These officers should have been fired years ago. The family has waited too long.

*The #FirePantaleo trial is expected to run until May 23rd, but could end earlier. There is also a chance that the trial could be extended to include additional trial dates on June 3rd, 4th, and 5th. We will try to update this facebook page with developments in the trial - and you can also go here for daily trial updates, graphics that can be shared and other background: changethenypd.org/ericgarner

Location:

Pack the Court, starting Monday, May 13 until the end of trial.*
Location: One Police Plaza, 4th Floor Trial Room
Trial proceedings begin at 10am each day. (More info on getting into 1PP below)

To enter 1 Police Plaza for the trial, you will need to bring identification and go through 2 security checkpoints, including a metal detector). Please plan to arrive early if you would like to have a seat in the trial room - The NYPD trial room is small, and seats are limited. We recommend folks show up early (before 9am) in order to get through security.

Join CPR for Queer Soup Night, Holiday Edition on Sunday, December 2. Queer Soup Night is a Brooklyn-based queer party featuring soups made by local chefs. Offered completely by donation. Proceeds from go to a different charity each event, and the good folks have selected CPR as this month's recipient! Soups by Jake Cohen, Ora Wise, Behzad Jamshidi and more. Savory flatbreads by Savannah Turley. Music, dancing, vibes by DJ JayeMarti

This will be the last QSN until Feb, 2019 so come out, be with your people, surround yourself with love, fill your belly with soup. All are welcome!

CPR is proud to partner with The Gathering for Justice for their #RevolutionaryReelz - "By Any Means Necessary".

Eric Garner was choked to death by Daniel Pantaleo more than four years ago in Staten Island NY. December 3rd will mark the four year anniversary of the grand jury non-indictment of Pantaleo and we have been fighting for accountability ever since. His death galvanized the nation but we must make sure that it was not in vain by fighting alongside his family for justice for her son.

A social justice documentary exploring why the NYPD, and US police departments more broadly, routinely use deadly force against non-violent minor offenders without receiving any punishment beyond losing vacation days. The film examines police practices primarily through the lens of the NYPD Eric Garner incident although other US police departments are covered. NYPD officers used a policy prohibited chokehold on Mr. Garner because he was selling 50 cent cigarettes on the street and wound up choking him to death. The film discovers how the management of police departments create a climate where officers routinely use excessive force against minor offenses. Additionally, we observe NYC government’s failed responses to prevent future officer chokeholds and present actionable solutions for reforming the NYPD and US police departments.

Location:

310 West 43rd Street; New York, NY
Doors Open 6:30pm; Screening 7:00pm
Screening followed by a post-film panel.

March with Girls for Gender Equity at the March for Black Women- organized by Black Women's Blueprint on Sunday September 30th, 2018 at 3PM in our call to end violence against women. We will rally to uplift survivors of sexual assault and violence and say the names of those who have not survived.

Ending the Police Secrecy Law. Family members of people who have been killed by police will speak about the impact of a state law that shields police misconduct records from public scrutiny. They will also discuss efforts to repeal that law this legislative session. *Exact start time TBD.

This panel/workshop is part of NYCLU's special pop-up Museum of Broken Windows. The Museum runs through Sept 30, is open from 10-8 every weekday (10-9 Fri-Sat) and is entirely free to the public.

Smart Justice. A panel of experts including Nicole Triplett (NYCLU) and Darren Mack (Just Leadership USA) discuss how Broken Windows police tactics drive the mass incarceration crisis in New York, and how we can achieve smarter justice.

This panel/workshop is part of NYCLU's special pop-up Museum of Broken Windows. The Museum runs through Sept 30, is open from 10-8 every weekday (10-9 Fri-Sat) and is entirely free to the public.

Ending the School To Prison Pipeline. Donna Lieberman (NYCLU), Ramon Garcia (NYPD School Safety Division), Jasmine Gripper (Alliance for Quality Education), and Janelle Matias (current NYC high school student) discuss ongoing efforts to end the involvement of police in school discipline matters.

This panel/workshop is part of NYCLU's special pop-up Museum of Broken Windows. The Museum runs through Sept 30, is open from 10-8 every weekday (10-9 Fri-Sat) and is entirely free to the public.

Changing the NYPD: Achieving True Accountability for Officer Conduct and Misconduct. Michael Sisitzky (NYCLU), Edwin Raymond (NYPD), Joo-Hyun Kang (Communities United for Police Reform), and Constance Malcolm (mother of Ramarley Graham) discuss the promise and shortcomings of current police accountability measures and ideas for improving these systems in the future.

This panel/workshop is part of NYCLU's special pop-up Museum of Broken Windows. The Museum runs through Sept 30, is open from 10-8 every weekday (10-9 Fri-Sat) and is entirely free to the public.

Tues. Sept. 25, 2018 marks six years since the NYPD killed #MohamedBah in his own home. Please join Mohamed's mother, the Justice Committee, and others on Tuesday, September 25 at 12pm on the Steps of City Hall to demand Mayor de Blasio drop his appeal of the excessive force ruling in the Bah civil suit and put an end to the suffering it is causing the Bah family.

The de Blasio administration is insisting on pushing forward with an appeal of Bah v the City of NY, in spite of the facts that: A. a New York jury found the NYPD liable for killing Mohamed Bah in Nov. 2017; B. Judge Kevin Castel upheld the liability ruling against Officer Edwin Mateo in response to the City's qualified immunity motion in May 2018; and C. there has been an outpouring of support for the Bah family's demand that de Blasio #DropTheAppeal.

Mrs. Bah would like supporters to join her for a brief memorial at Mohamed's apartment at 113 Morningside Ave. in Harlem following the rally at City Hall.